The evening sun lowers over the Pacific as Hiryū pushes through the waves. On deck, crews work fast, refueling and rearming planes for another strike. The mood is tense but focused—there’s still a ...
As the Allies advanced through the Solomons in mid-1943, their next objective was Kolombangara. But what awaited them was a Japanese destroyer force armed with some of the most lethal torpedoes of the ...
When one thinks of war movies, one commonly imagines live-action features, with actors playing soldiers stuck on the battlefield, being bombarded by bombs and bullets, or sometimes, by swords and ...
When you think about more recent military history, it’s unsurprising that World War II is the centerpiece of most conversations. The last true global conflict, the battles of the Second World War, are ...